Patent GB-1860-561

From the Lilenthal museum site, after auto-translation:

The combination aircraft had 2 rigid triangular wings for lift that collided with their tips. One had its broad side in the direction of flight, the other at the stern. They were covered with faced silk fabric above and below and were supposed to absorb the steam from the machine. The wing surfaces were designed as steam condensers. At the point where the tips of both wings met, 2 swing blades were installed for propulsion, called propellers. When it lifts, the wing flaps should open like a valve and close when it rains. It was driven by a steam engine in the gondola in the middle of the apparatus. There was also the pilot's seat, which could be moved in all directions. It was controlled by shifting the center of gravity.

• Image source: Source 2, p. 192; Research: Seifert

Brewer & Alexander have a substantial description, not yet included here.

Sources

• Archive record of this patent at Lilienthal museum patents
• Brewer and Alexander, 1893, Aëronautics, p20-21
• Neilson, 1910, Aeroplane Patents, p71

Year filed	1860
Year granted	1860
Office	GB
Patent number	561
Inventors	John Kinnersley Smythies
Inventor country	GB
Applicant person	John Kinnersley Smythies
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Applicant type	INDIV
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Original title	Flying machine
English title	Flying machine
Tech fields	powered, ornithopter, propulsion
Filing date	1860
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